Tag: Nord Stream 2

Open newsletter – february 22, 2022

AFGHANISTAN The Taliban is creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, says the official tasked...

Daily news – February 8, 2022

News from: Al Jazeera, Astana Times, Atlantic Council, Brookings, Bruegel, Chatham House, CSIS, Defense News, Defense One, East Asia Forum, Foundation for Defense of...

Nord Stream 2 Operator, Gazprom Say New Pipeline Ready To Deliver Gas (RFE RL)

The operator of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany said it has filled the new pipeline with natural gas and...

Putin: Nord Stream 2 could help lower Europe’s high energy prices (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a new pipeline to Germany has been filled with natural gas, noting that it could help quickly...

German Regulator Says Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Approval Months Away (RFE RL)

Final approval for the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is not expected to come in the first half of...

U.S. Senate Blocks Defense Spending Bill As Republicans Push For Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2 (Al Jazeera)

The U.S. Senate blocked an annual defense spending bill on November 29 amid objections from Republicans who said there had not been enough votes...

Classified document sheds light on US-Germany Nord Stream 2 conciliation effort (Georgi Gotev, Euractiv)

A classified document which was made public reveals how Berlin is working with Washington to avoid US sanctions over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Germany...

Imposition of Further Sanctions in Connection with Nord Stream 2 (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE The Department of State has submitted a report to Congress pursuant to the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act...

Why has Germany halted Nord Stream 2? (Al Jazeera)

Germany’s energy regulator suspended approval of the Nord Stream 2 on Tuesday. To operate the German part of the pipeline, it wants the Russian company behind...

Nord Stream 2: Germany must listen to Ukrainian security concerns (Olga Bielkova, Atlantic Council)

Ukraine is resolutely opposed to any energy infrastructure projects that threaten the country’s national security, attempt to sidestep EU regulations, or undermine Europe’s energy...

U.S. Official Tells Europe Not To Waive Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Approval Process (Todd Prince, RFE RL)

A senior U.S. state department official has warned Europe against bowing to Russian pressure and waiving the lengthy process needed to approve Nord Stream...

Germany will take into account EU stance when certifying Nord Stream 2 AG (TASS)

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) will take into account the opinion of the European Commission when making the final decision on registering Nord Stream...

Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream Two Construction Completed, but Gas Flows Unlikely in 2021 (Mateusz Kubiak, The Jamestown Foundation)

On September 10, the project company Nord Stream 2 AG informed that the last weld has been finished, making the Nord Stream Two natural...

Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 pipeline ‘dangerous geopolitical weapon’: Ukraine (Al Jazeera)

Kyiv sees the soon-to-be-completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe and bypassing Ukraine as “a dangerous geopolitical weapon”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Nord Stream 2 – Future attempts to disrupt Nord Stream 2 project are doomed to failure — Lavrov (TASS)

Western countries will certainly make attempts to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, but they are all doomed to failure, since it has already...

Nord Stream 2. Merkel ha sacrificato il dialogo Ue-Russia? (Formiche)

Gabriele Carrer writes for Formiche: Per essere un progetto privato, la Germania ha investito molto capitale politico nel Nord Stream 2. Tanto che il...